63: Two Docs Find Each Other - Twice!
From Conversations for Couples by Conversations for Couples
May 7, 2026 · 31 min · Episode 63
About this episode
Julie and David discuss the remarkable relationship journey of two doctors who fell in love, divorced, and then remarried, exploring the complexities of their experiences together.
What happens when two doctors fall in love, get married, go through medical school and residency together, survive a pandemic on the front lines and then get divorced? And then get married again? Julie and David sit down with trauma surgeon Dr. Brittany Bankhead and emergency physician Dr. Brian Kendall to unpack one of the most remarkable relationship stories they've ever heard. Brittany and Brian met in college in a medical communications class, dated long distance while Brian was in the Peace Corps in Albania, got engaged after their first kiss on the beach, and married seven months later. Thirteen years, two kids, multiple cities, and the chaos of COVID later, their marriage crumbled. But the way they divorced was just as intentional as the way they came back together. In this episode, Julie and David explore: ✔️ How Brittany and Brian navigated a whirlwind romance and early marriage shaped by cultural and religious expectations ✔️ The emotional weight of training together in medical school, long-distance residencies, and COVID on the front lines ✔️ Why Brittany was the one who said "enough" and how post-COVID PTSD and suicidal ideation led her to transform her own life ✔️…
People in this episode
Hosts: Julie, David
Guests: Dr. Brittany Bankhead, Dr. Brian Kendall
Topics covered
- relationship dynamics
- medical professionals
- divorce and reconciliation
- co-parenting
- mental health
- COVID-19 impact
Keywords
- doctors
- marriage
- divorce
- co-parenting
- COVID-19
- mental health
- relationship advice
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Peace Corps
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